Is BANTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BANTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BANTERS mean?
Banters is a form of BANTER.
- noun
light teasing repartee
- verb
be silly or tease one another
“After we relaxed, we just kidded around”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BANTERS
BANTERS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BANTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- absent8
- banter8
- barest8
- baster8
- brants8
- breast8
- brents8
- tabers8
- abets7
- banes7
- bares7
- barns7
- baser7
- baste7
- bates7
- beans7
- bears7
- beast7
- beats7
- bents7
- betas7
- braes7
- brans7
- brant7
- brats7
- brens7
- brent7
- nabes7
- saber7
- sabre7
- taber7
- tabes7
- antres6
- astern6
- sterna6
- abet6
- arbs6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- bare6
- barn6
- bars6
- base6
- bast6
- bate6
- bats6
- bean6
- bear6
- beat6
- bens6
- bent6
- best6
- beta6
- bets6
- brae6
- bran6
- bras6
- brat6
- bren6
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